Progressive Care Exam
Questions and Complete
Solutions Graded A+
Annually: Hemispheres Level 8 NIHSS plus one other Hemispheres education module (varies by unit).
There are also opportunities to attend stroke offerings from the Bi State Consortium or equivalent. -
Answer: What kind of stroke nursing education do you receive?
Call 8-5656 and ask for the stroke team - Answer: How do you activate the stroke team?
Stroke Team RN from Neuro ICU and the Neurology resident, plus a Vascular Neurologist is on call -
Answer: Who responds to a stroke call?
0-4.5 hours from symptom onset - Answer: What is the time window that a patient may be eligible to
receive tPA?
As ordered and/or per unit standard - Answer: When do you use the NIH stroke scale?
Prior to anything PO on any patient with stroke like symptoms - Answer: When do you perform the
stroke dysphagia screening?
Keep the patient NPO, notify physician and ensure that they order a formal swallow eval by Speech
Therapy - Answer: What do you do if the patient fails the stroke dysphagia screening?
Stop administering medications or food, make patient NPO, notify physician and ensure that they order
a formal swallow eval by Speech Therapy - Answer: What do you do if a patient passes a dysphagia
screen, but starts to cough when taking medication or eating?
Questions and Complete
Solutions Graded A+
Annually: Hemispheres Level 8 NIHSS plus one other Hemispheres education module (varies by unit).
There are also opportunities to attend stroke offerings from the Bi State Consortium or equivalent. -
Answer: What kind of stroke nursing education do you receive?
Call 8-5656 and ask for the stroke team - Answer: How do you activate the stroke team?
Stroke Team RN from Neuro ICU and the Neurology resident, plus a Vascular Neurologist is on call -
Answer: Who responds to a stroke call?
0-4.5 hours from symptom onset - Answer: What is the time window that a patient may be eligible to
receive tPA?
As ordered and/or per unit standard - Answer: When do you use the NIH stroke scale?
Prior to anything PO on any patient with stroke like symptoms - Answer: When do you perform the
stroke dysphagia screening?
Keep the patient NPO, notify physician and ensure that they order a formal swallow eval by Speech
Therapy - Answer: What do you do if the patient fails the stroke dysphagia screening?
Stop administering medications or food, make patient NPO, notify physician and ensure that they order
a formal swallow eval by Speech Therapy - Answer: What do you do if a patient passes a dysphagia
screen, but starts to cough when taking medication or eating?
